Episode #003: Rob Grad

08/13/18 • 13 min

Rob Grad is an in-demand visual artist based in Los Angeles. But before his art career took off, he played bass in the band Kik Tracee, which inked a record deal before Grad’s 21st birthday. During days off on tour, while his bandmates were sightseeing or at local malls, Grad visited museums. In other words, he was not your proto-typical “hair-band” guy. Grad showed during Art Basel, Switzerland and at SCOPE Miami last year, and his work hangs in San Francisco International Airport, The Avedis Zildjian Company in Boston, and the Griffin Club in Los Angeles. I spoke with Rob Grad in August 2017 while visiting Los Angeles.
More on Rob Grad can be found online at www.robgrad.com.

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Episode #002: The Police’s Andy Summers

Andy Summers first achieved worldwide fame as one-third of the legendary rock band The Police. However, The Police was only one chapter of Summers’ successful career as he was a prolific sideman before joining the Sting-fronted power trio.

After The Police disbanded, Summers became an in-demand composer for film projects (e.g. Weekend At Bernie's), beyond recording solo albums and presenting dozens of shows featuring his photography. The latest solo effort from Summers is last year’s Triboluminescence, and I had the pleasure of speaking with the guitar great by phone in September 2017.
More on Andy Summers can be found online at www.andysummers.com.

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Episode #004: Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho has millions of fans around the world for a variety of reasons. Within the world of professional wrestling, he has been a world champion and is almost certainly a future WWE Hall Of Famer. As a musician, he is the frontman of Fozzy, which released its seventh full-length album, "Judas," last year. As an author, he has written four best-selling memoirs (including 2017's "No Is A Four Letter Word"). And all of this is without factoring in Jericho’s success as an actor, podcaster, television host, or "Dancing With The Stars" contestant. Coming up in October 2018, Jericho will be hosting the inaugural cruise known as Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager. I spoke with Chris Jericho in September 2017 by phone, and highlights from that chat can be heard on the Paltrocast.

More on Chris Jericho can be found online at www.chrisjericho.com.